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UNITED STATES v. EARTH

No. 19-1555.

984 F.3d 1289 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Crystal EARTH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 11, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirk W. Albertson , Cameron J. Cook , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Dakota, Pierre, SD, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Bryan Dean , Federal Public Defender's Office, Bismarck, ND, Matthew M. Powers , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Sioux Falls, SD, for Defendant-Appellant.

Crystal Earth, U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Fort Worth, TX, Pro. Se.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, MELLOY and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

A jury found Defendant Crystal Earth guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon under 18 U.S.C. § 1153 and § 113(a)(3). On appeal, Earth challenges several evidentiary rulings, a jury instruction, and the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm.

I. Background

Earth stabbed her cousin, Wade Sharpe...

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